The Dichotomy Of Suburban Vs Urban Kolkata In Abheek Barua’s City Of Death

Abstract

Urban and suburban entities are inseparable stipulations with reference to the metropolitan life. Urban area is the centre icon of the city; whereas suburban is the inner- city or an independent part of a city consist of a defined community. Both the areas have their own peculiar geography which is in secure correlation with the inhabitants. Metropolitan cities comprises of urban and suburban parts. First is populated with the elite class and latter by the fewer powerful and upper middle class. The present paper discusses the dichotomy of urban and suburban areas of Kolkata city focusing on its impact upon the cultural, social, geographical, religious and political views on the populace. The dialectical relationship between the people and the place can also be studied through this paper.